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Spectators watching the start of the race. AFP
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday, June 27. AP
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Dutch driver driver Max Verstappen on the podium after winning the race. EPA
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Max Verstappen celebrates with his Red Bull teammates. PA
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen. AFP
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Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton. AFP
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Red Bull's Sergio Perez makes a pitstop on his way to securing fourth place. Getty
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Lando Norris on his way to fifth place for McLaren. Reuters
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McLaren's Lando Norris. Reuters
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AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda ahead of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. Sainz would eventually finish sixth, four places clear of Tsunoda. Getty
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Alpine's Fernando Alonso finished ninth. AFP
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads the way at the start of the race. PA
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Two helicopters fly the flags of Austria and Styria over the Red Bull Ring before the race. AFP
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Spectators watching the start of the race. AFP
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday, June 27. AP
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Dutch driver driver Max Verstappen on the podium after winning the race. EPA
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Max Verstappen celebrates with his Red Bull teammates. PA
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen. AFP
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Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton. AFP
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Red Bull's Sergio Perez makes a pitstop on his way to securing fourth place. Getty
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Lando Norris on his way to fifth place for McLaren. Reuters
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McLaren's Lando Norris. Reuters
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AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda ahead of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. Sainz would eventually finish sixth, four places clear of Tsunoda. Getty
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Alpine's Fernando Alonso finished ninth. AFP
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads the way at the start of the race. PA
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Two helicopters fly the flags of Austria and Styria over the Red Bull Ring before the race. AFP
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Spectators watching the start of the race. AFP
Formula One: Max Verstappen cruises to victory at Styrian Grand Prix
Red Bull driver dominates from start to finish in Austria, finishing ahead of Mercedes duo Hamilton and Bottas
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27 June, 2021
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